Toxins....
Basically, they are EVIL byproducts of very INNOCENT organisms... They usually produce these toxins as a defense mechanism or just a plain normal part of their system...
We need GOOD products to surpass these toxins... Obviously, it is named as "anti-toxin"... I thank those people who named it like that... Students would be happy and it will not take much of their time thinking of the cure for toxins...
just remember... TOXINS...... ANTI-TOXINS!!!
That was just a brief background of the main topic... now, for the main reason writing this blog...
PLANT and ANIMAL toxins!!!!... (just 3 examples each.. don't get excited too much)
Plant (barely a part of a plant) toxins...
APPLE SEEDS- unfortunately, it is not the plant itself... But it is the seed of the plant, so it counts anyway... an apple seed contains amygdalin, a scary compound that can produce hydrogen cyanide, a potent toxin... yes, and i don't have any idea why that explain how scary it is... so let me simplify the thought... apple, it has seed, the seed has amygdalin, amygdalin produces hydrogen cyanide, hydrogen cyanide is a toxin which catalizes the release of CYANIDE in the intestine... yep, a minute amount of cyanide won't harm the body, but a very large amount of amygdalin would cause a terrible effect... so please, avoid too much apple seeds....
TOMATO LEAVES- again, its not the plant itself, but the plant's leaf which is toxic. The leaf of a tomato fruit contains atropine a terrible toxin for the heart, in large amounts, it could cause; tachycardia (very fast pumping of the heart), dizziness and nausea... It could be good though, it is used as a drug to treat bradychardia (very slow pumping of the heart).
CASTOR OIL PLANT- at last! a real plant example... Ricinus communis, these plant is considered toxic, due to the presence of ricin, it could cause a burning sensation in mouth and throat, abdominal pain, purging and bloody diarrhea. Scary? well, we should be, it is considered as most poisonous plant in the world according to the 2007 Guiness Book of World Records... AND CASTOR OIL SEED IS ALSO PRODUCED IN THE PHILIPPINES... cool right?
moving on... to the next three toxins... ANIMAL TOXINS.. c:
THREE ANIMALS THAT CAUSE A SINGLE TOXIN... instead of explaining the three animals each; i would now just explain the toxin they all cause... the NEUROTOXIN... (basically, I am just tired of typing too much information that is related to my main article...)
Black widow spiders, scorpions and Box jellyfish all cause neurotoxicity on people...
Neuro - nerve, nervous system, brain
Toxin- Refer above... now if you're too tired of scrolling up and down, I'll explain it... it is a byproduct of a organism which can cause pain and problems to their victims..
Neurotoxin, usually interacts with membrane proteins and ion channels (these are part of the cell membranes/ attached to the cell membranes). Neurotoxins would now induce certain problems to the nervous system upon interaction... And it is usually acquired through eating raw food, sting from the aforementioned animals and basically, just making a fool of yourself and doing something idiotic and ingesting a large amount of the said toxin (which is impossible to happen)....
needless to say, toxins are deadly, harmful and dangerous.. Thus, we must avoid them at all cost.. or collect them and give them to our enemies, make the suffer and pay their sins.... okay, don't do the latter part.. that's just too bad..
Thank You for reading this boring article... :p
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by the way, there is another toxin... the medtechtoxin... it is induced in the 3rd and 4th year level of a med tech student, the student would encounter too much stress and struggle throughout the aforementioned year levels...
